Chapter Forty-Six: Dave's P.O.V.
'Damn it,' I thought to myself. 'Why does Kane have to be so damn big?'
I walked up the ramp as the crowd booed me. Sure, I had lost, but there was no reason to add insult to injury. Well, except the fact that I was in one of the most hated factions since the NWO, but that was beside the point.
I wiped the sweat from my forehead and continued on backstage before heading to catering to meet Jessie. It was amazing what three weeks out of the ring could do to you.
I took off my elbow pads as I walked into catering and saw Jessie talking to…Edge?
Something he said must've surprised her as her jaw dropped slightly. He was holding her hand. Jessie tried to pull it away but he kept holding on and talking.
That's when I decided it was time for me to step in.
"Hey, why don't you let her go?" I suggested to him.
"But then again, I might be the one who's wrong," he said and went to sit down with Christian and Stacy. I couldn't help but wonder what they were talking about.
I looked down at Jessie to see tears in her eyes. "Jess, you can't let him upset you."
"I want to go back to the hotel," she said, quietly.
"Alright. Just let me get changed and we will," I told her as we started to walk to the locker room.
"I'll wait outside," she told me when we arrived.
I nodded and walked inside. Randy was the only one in there.
"Good match, big man," Randy said to me. When I didn't respond, he got concerned. "What's wrong, man?"
"Fucking Adam Copeland. That's what's fucking wrong," I practically yelled but remembered that Jessie was right outside the door.
"What'd he do now?"
"I don't know what he said to her but whatever it was, it damn near brought Jessie to tears."
"I don't know, man. But if this helps you figure anything out, he's been keeping his distance from everyone while you've been gone. He's left right after all of his matches at house shows and as soon as possible on the televised events."
"That doesn't help me a damn bit. The only way I'll find out is if I talk to Jessie but that won't be tonight. I don't want to upset her anymore than what she already is," I said, taking my suit into the bathroom to change.
There was no way in hell I was going to let that bastard hurt Jessie ever again.